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Terrestrial vs Digital TV

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Terrestrial television or broadcast television is a type of television broadcasting in which the television signal is transmitted by radio waves from the terrestrial (Earth based) transmitter of a television station to a TV receiver having an antenna. There were several channels available in the UK, and they were: BBC One; BBC Two; ITV; Channel 4 and 5. Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals, including the sound channel, using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier television technology, analog television, in which the video and audio are carried by analog signals. It is an innovative advance that represents the first significant evolution in television technology since colour television in the 1950s. The tv switchover or also referred as “analogue switch off”, from analog to digital tv started on the 17” October 2007 and was completed on the 24” October 2012. The switchover was processed by a company called “DigitalUK”, who created a guide to let co
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Meek Mill denied bail again Incarcerated rapper Meek Mill has had his latest bid for bail shot down after he was deemed a "danger to the community". The Ima Boss hitmaker, real name Robert Rihmeek Williams, recently began serving his sentence for two-to-four years behind bars after violating his probation relating to a 2008 drug and gun bust. Meek's lawyers quickly challenged the ruling and have been trying to secure his release ever since, as well as have Pennsylvania's Judge Genece Brinkley removed from the case, accusing her of defying prosecutors' recommendation for no prison time due to her own personal vendetta against the hip-hop star. Last week (ends01Dec17), the defence lawyers turned to officials at Pennsylvania's Superior Court to step in amid claims Judge Brinkley has been ignoring their motions for bail, asking them to consider their emergency petition to free Meek pending their appeal. Superior Court judges declined to grant the bail
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Daddy's Home 2 takes custody of the UK box office   Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg-starring comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2 landed top after a Fri-Sun result of $3.66m (£2.74m) from 505 sites, an average of £5,426, plus extensive previews across the week which garnered $2.87m (£2.15m). That puts it on a non-final $6.52m (£4.88m), with a few sites yet to be added. That’s an improvement on previous entry Daddy’s Home, which opened to $2.18m (£1.63m) from 438 sites, albeit from only a two-day opening stretch over the 2015 Christmas weekend. The first film marked director Sean Anders’ biggest UK bow, so the sequel tops that, and it will now be eyeing up the final gross of $22.97m (£17.2m) posted by the original. The original Daddy’s Home was powered by strong word of mouth to a stunning £17.4m. Paramount will be hoping the sequel can play to audiences all the way to Christmas. Word of mouth will be a crucial factor
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Production Cycle

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The  production process  refers to the stages (phases) required to complete a  media product, from the idea to the final master copy. The  process  can apply to any type of media production  including film, video, television and audio recording. This process involves five stages that is pretty much standard across the board. The filmmaking production cycle revolves around these five stages, making it an orderly process that somehow provides structure to the whole production process that typically involves hundreds of people. Here are descriptions of each of the five stages of filmmaking. 1. Development The first part of the stages of filmmaking is where the idea for the film is born. Concepts from a book, a play, true stories, other movies or original ideas are pondered upon and developed to create a viable theme, synopsis and eventually, a script. Once an idea for a story is created, a treatment for it is produced. This is a 25 to 30 page description of the story, the char
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Production ideas

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I'm going to be creating a magazine article covering the following topic: How black and white teenagers are represented in certain music videos. I would be creating a magazine front cover, as well as, a two-pages article covering the topic. I will be using two teenagers from two different ethnicities to put on my front cover in order, to give a little idea on what the magazine and the articles in it are about. The article would cover areas such as : different backgrounds,  different cultures, different values and how they want to be seen from the audience.  The picture of 50 cent clearly follow media stereotypes, as he is seen with guns in hands, wearing a golden chain, very muscular body, with a straight face almost ready to fight or be violent. Compared to 50 cent, Eminem is shown a little different, as he is the most popular white rapper known. The way he presents himself, its different,  as he has tattoos, which is usually link to bad reputation and dirtiness. Howe
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How George Michael used his single 'Outside' to tell people he would not be shamed for his sexuality George Michael knew better than anyone that success is the best revenge, and nothing proves that more than his triumphant single 'Outside'.  It was the first single he released after  being arrested for engaging in a 'lewd act' in a public toilet in Beverly Hills, California , in 1998. Michael was handed a £500 fine and 80 hours of community service. The incident prompted him to come out as gay in public - a detail of his personal life that had been the subject of rumour for several years - and subjected him to malicious tabloid headlines and moral outrage. Many celebrities at the time would have issued a grovelling apology before going into hiding for the next year.  Instead Michael released 'Outside', a joyous, disco-infused jam that used self-deprecating humour to poke fun at the incident; even including direct samples of radio reports on
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WEEKLY NEWS 11/11/17

Nick Kroll, John Mulaney to Return to Host Spirit Awards Nick Kroll and John Mulaney will co-host the Spirit Awards for the second year in a row. The ceremony, which takes place in a tent on Santa Monica Beach, will be broadcast live on IFC. The 33rd edition of the show will talk place on March 3. “The only thing better than having Nick Kroll and John Mulaney host the Spirit Awards is having them host the Spirit Awards twice,” said Film Independent President Josh Welsh. “They did such an amazing job last year and we’re thrilled to have them back in 2018.” Jennifer Caserta, president of IFC, said, “From the minute Nick and John opened last year’s show, which went instantly viral, we knew we wanted them back to host this year. These two talented multi-hyphenates knocked it out of the park last year and we can’t wait to see what they have planned for this year.” Kroll is an actor, writer, and producer, and recently co-created and voices numerous roles on the Ne
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